ON 9 APRIL IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on April 9, 2019
585 BC: Death of first Japanese Emperor Jimmu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Jimmu
93: Death of Yuan An, prominent scholar, administrator and stateman of the Chinese Han dynasty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_An
190: Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhuo
436: Death of Tan Daoji, Chinese statesman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Daoji
1241: Battle of Liegnitz. Mongols armies defeat Poles and Germans
http://www.historynet.com/mongol-invasions-battle-of-liegnitz.htm
1288: During the Mongol invasions of Vietnam, Yuan forces are defeated by Trần forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_B%E1%BA%A1ch_%C4%90%E1%BA%B1ng_(1288)
http://www.academia.edu/1152652/Understanding_the_Bach_Dang_battlefield_from_recent_research_results
1783: Tipu Sahib drives out English from Bednore, India
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/181671/11/11-chapter%208.pdf
1874: End of the Saga Rebellion that started on February 16, one of a number of uprisings in Kyushu against the new Meiji government of Japan by members of the former samurai-class
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_Rebellion
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Saga%20Rebellion
1883: Birth of Mohammed Nadir Shah, king of Afghanistan, assassinated on November 8, 1933
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mohammad-nader-shah-king-of-afghanistan
1893: Birth of Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian historian and author who died on April 14, 1963
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/rahul-sankrityayan.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Sankrityayan
1910: Birth of Nouhak Phoumsavanh, president of Laos (1992-1998) who died on September 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouhak_Phoumsavanh
1914: Death of Empress Shoken, also known as Empress Dowager Shoken), empress consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan, born on May 9, 1849
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Sh%C5%8Dken
1937: The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_(1937_aircraft)
1941: Birth of Chu Song-woong, Korean stage actor who died on December 28, 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu_Song-woong
1942: US commander on Bataan, capitulates to the Japanese
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1063/today-in-philippine-history-april-9-1942-general-edward-king-was-forced-to-surrender-to-the-japanese
http://www.historynet.com/a-dreadful-step-surrender-at-luzon.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bataan
1942: Japanese Navy launches air raid on Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, and Australian warship HMAS Vampire are sunk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ocean_raid
1946: Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) is founded, with limited former Japanese small aircraft
1948: Birth of Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/9-april-1948-jaya-bachchan-indian-actress-and-politician-was-born
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9aPbNAbUZo
1956: In South Vietnam, President Ngo Dinh Diem renounces to organize elections on reunification of Vietnam as planned in Geneva agreement in July 1954
1961: Ngo Dinh Diem is reelected president of South Vietnam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem
1964: Birth of Soyo Oka, Japanese musician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyo_Oka
1965: India and Pakistan engage in border fighting
1966: Death of Sutan Sjahrir, first PM of Indonesia (1945-1947), born on March 5, 1909
http://www.slideshare.net/irwanarfandi/sutan-sjahrir-the-biography
1973: Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam
1975: Eight people in South Korea, who are involved in People’s Revolutionary Party Incident, are hanged
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People’s_Revolutionary_Party_Incident http://www.humanrightskorea.org/2012/being-a-spy-or-the-judicial-murder/
1984 : Birth of Linda Chung, Hong Kong actress and singer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Chung
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDKqs0ufGBhcOUEsDHa2lpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrCiIycRzYg
1988: Birth of Uee, South Korean actress and singer (After School)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqDQDO_BD88
1993: President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China (ROC) announces to the National Assembly that he intends to work toward placing the issue of the ROC’s United Nations membership on the agenda of that world body within the next three years
1997: Death of Chinese painter Wu Zuoren, born on November 3, 1908
https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/wu-zuoren/
https://www.google.fr/search?q=Wu+Zuoren&biw=1242&bih=612&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=PmAlVeHaEIyXavPBgPAJ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoATgK&dpr=1.1
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/3478.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oknf2aLO7Qo
2001: In protest, after the Japanese government approved the publication of a new history textbook minimizing the Japanese acts of violence in Asia during WWII, Seoul call back its ambassador
2001: In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands fundamentalists get together in Peshawar to condemn USA politics in the country
2005: During two days, 20,000 demonstrate in Beijing against the reprint of a Japanese revisionist history textbook. They attack the Japanese embassy
http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d’actualit%C3%A9/chinese-protesters-shout-slogans-during-an-anti-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/52606516
http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0ahUKEwjRx6r7xv_LAhUJbRQKHc-SCcEQFghTMAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.macalester.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1352%26context%3Dmacintl&usg=AFQjCNE_tlciZZmAvgPEzN8a5Zzv_skhvg&sig2=4bFq6lqhNLWoG37wMJegDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFHb4gua2aI
2008: North Korea has reached an agreement on compensation in exchange for providing full details of its nuclear programs
2008: South Korea’s Grand National Party (GNP) wins an overall majority by a narrow margin in parliamentary elections
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7337841.stm
2013 : Death of Zao Wou-ki, Chinese painter
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/world/asia/zao-wou-ki-seen-as-modern-art-master-dies-at-92.html?_r=0
http://www.english.rfi.fr/visiting-france/20130410-franco-chinese-artist-zao-wou-ki-dies-aged-93
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9998597/Zao-Wou-Ki.html
http://vimeo.com/52523969
2014: Kim Jong-Un is “re-elected” as North Korea’s leader as parliament met in a session closely watched for power shifts in the secretive regime following the shock execution of his once-powerful uncle
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/04/485_155016.html
2018: South Korea’s ex-president Lee Myung-bak indicted for corruption
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/04/09/557898/South-Korea-Lee-Myungbak-Court
http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=216067
Holidays and observances
Philippines: Day of Valour, also known as the “Bataan Day”